diff --git a/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml b/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml
index ba5c825..ee74b5f 100644
--- a/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml
+++ b/cluster/applications/hindsight/values.yaml
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ existingSecret: hindsight-credentials
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 api:
   env:
-    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL: "http://astro-orbiter:8001/v1"
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_BASE_URL: "https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1"
     HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER: "openai"
-    # Primary LLM: local astro-orbiter Qwen3.8-27B-Q4_K_M (LAN-fast, off Nous free tier).
-    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: "Qwen3.8-27B-Q4_K_M"
-    # Fallback (documented, NOT deployed): upstage/solar-pro4:free (Nous) — use if the local node is ever down.
+    # Interim swap (2026-08-28, Ryan directive): local astro-orbiter Qwen is DOWN,
+    # so back Hindsight with Nous free stepfun/step-3.7-flash until the local node recovers.
+    HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_MODEL: "stepfun/step-3.7-flash:free"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Ingress via the chart's native template.